PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an information session regarding a draft Environmental Assessment on the Delaware City Dredged Material Disposal Area. The event will be held from 6-7 p.m. on September 26, 2024, at the Delaware City Library (250 5th St, Delaware City, DE 19706). During the meeting, Army Corps team members will share a broad overview of the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) participated in a signing ceremony on Sept. 17, 2024, at DRBC headquarters in West Trenton, N.J. Leaders signed a feasibility cost-sharing agreement amendment for the Francis E. Walter Dam Re-Evaluation   more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 19 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following opinion (No. 24-IB36) on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * To: Aaron Wieczorek, m3nos95@yahoo.com RE: FOIA Petition Regarding the Caesar Rodney School District Dear Mr. Wieczorek: We write in response to your correspondence, alleging that the Caesar Rodney School District violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Sec.Sec. 10001-10008 ("FOIA"). We treat this correspondence as a Petition for a dete  more

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 19 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following opinion (No. 24-IB37) on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * To: Jeremy Goldman, jeremy.y.goldman@gmail.com RE: FOIA Petition Regarding New Castle County Dear Mr. Goldman: We write in response to your correspondence, alleging that New Castle County violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Sec.Sec. 10001-10008 ("FOIA"). We treat this correspondence as a Petition for a determination pursuant to 29 D  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Middletown, Delaware, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Paul Smith, 46, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court wa  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 17, 2024, to an overflow crowd at the 2024 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) Well, look, I think we're really -- not because of me, because of you -- we're at a real point where things are about to change in a big way in America. No, I really mean it. I really mean it.  more